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Stock-Based Compensation - Employee Stock Purchase Plan And Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2022 | Sep. 15, 2022 | Mar. 15, 2022 | Jan. 31, 2023 | Jan. 31, 2022 | Jan. 31, 2021 | Feb. 01, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan |  |  |  | $ 3,815,000 | $ 6,485,000 | $ 7,000,000 |  |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  |  | $ 63,078,000 | 73,480,000 | 72,294,000 |  |
Shares estimated to be purchased under ESPP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized, annual increase (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,311,569 | 2,500,000
Number of shares authorized, annual increase, percentage of outstanding shares at the end of prior fiscal year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00%
Number of shares authorized (in shares) |  |  |  | 4,058,651 |  |  |  |
Maximum payroll deduction (as a percent of eligible compensation) |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |
Purchase price of common stock (as a percent) |  |  |  | 85.00% |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan (in shares) |  | 339,019 | 457,595 | 517,140 |  |  |  |
Shares purchased under plan (in dollars per share) |  | $ 4.31 | $ 5.14 |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan |  | $ 1,500,000 | $ 2,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Employee withholdings for future purchases under the ESPP |  |  |  | $ 1,700,000 |  |  |  |
Dividend yield assumption |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  |  | 1,500,000 | 2,200,000 | 2,800,000 |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost, period for recognition (in years) |  |  |  | 1 month 13 days |  |  |  |
Performance-based restricted stock units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  |  | $ 2,900,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost |  |  |  | $ 8,500,000 |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost, period for recognition (in years) |  |  |  | 3 years 1 month 20 days |  |  |  |
Granted - restricted stock and restricted stock units (in shares) | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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